26.9.14

BALMAIN S/S 15

In his collections, the Balmain woman that Oliver Rousteing creates is always strong, always confident and always sexy. The show opened with a monochromatic pallet, which Rousteing mentions is about censorship of sex on the internet. He argues that sexuality is something that people want to see and want to talk about. For his Spring collection, he was inspired by the saying "Express yourself! Don't repress yourself." The collection is very streamlined and very futuristic, but there is also an element of 80s Glam, with the high-waisted bottoms and over the top sex appeal.

I like how Oliver played with sexiness. He said that sexiness is not about creating short, skin-tight dresses. And so with this collection, there is sheer materials, the display of skin here and there and the fiery colours he'd chosen. Overall, this is another great collection from Oliver Rousteing.